[.ca] Sidewalk Circus (ISBN 076362795X)

Will little ones get the concept?:
When I looked through this book, it was as an adult who had read Booklist's review and knew what the concept was supposed to be. However, even knowing that ahead of time, I had difficulty figuring out the connection between what was going on in the picture and what it had to do with a real circus. Once I did pick up what those parallels were supposed to be, I found them to be extremely boring! There is no real story line, no satisfying ending. In addition, the illustrations are rather dark and not very inviting. The book has practically no text, which is a big part of the problem. More verbal cues would have been a help, for both children and the adults who are sharing the book with them. (Such as, "Who looks like the tightrope walker?")